other · US Patent and Trademark Office · Published 2000-01-20 · Effective 2000-01-28 · 65 FR 3127
Document
Document number
00-1359
Federal Register citation
65 FR 3127
CFR reference
37 CFR 4
Type
Rule
Action
Interim final rule; request for comments.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Patent and Trademark Office
Publication date
2000-01-20
Effective date
2000-01-28
Commerce docket
Docket No. 000105007-0007-01
Abstract
The Patent and Trademark Office (Office) has added rules of practice to implement the Office's procedures for acceptance of complaints under the Inventors' Rights Act of 1999, Pub. L. 106-113, section 4001 (to be codified at 35 U.S.C. 297). The Act requires the Office to provide a forum for the publication of complaints concerning invention promoters. The Office is providing the public with an opportunity to comment on the new rules which have been adopted.